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The Waterfront Commission of New York harbor said the 36-year-old personal appearance system for the

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCREASED 0.1 PERCENT IN APRILU.S. construction spending rose 0.1 perc

1587 (June 1, 1989) Previous day - 1596 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

VIDEO WALL TO TELL TRAILER TRAIN'S STORYCHICAGO - Trailer Train Co. will use a video wall to

The Senate has voted to continue subsidizing local freight railroad lines that otherwise would be ab

SOO LINE SHIPPERS EXPRESS SURPRISE as the carrier agrees to sell its track between between Chicago a

SWEDEN TO ABOLISH EXCHANGE CONTROLSSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden will abolish its exchange cont

The state of Alaska is creating its own board to investigate the Exxon Valdez oil spill and will fun

The Bush administration said it opposed a bill the Senate passed late Wednesday that would enlarge t

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. should consider replacing its top managers to help solve its financial pr

Midway Airlines Inc. said it made a $200 million offer for certain assets of Eastern Airlines, inclu

Foreign natural gas suppliers are soliciting gas utilities in the Northeast to see if they are inter

S&P MAY RAISE PAN AM DEBT RATINGStandard & Poor's said Wednesday it may marginally raise Pan

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A U.S. businessman and four foreigners were indicted on conspiracy and illegal export charges for al

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

The business and leisure traveler on world airlines will benefit from space- age electronic services

Mikhail S. Gorbachev has made it easier for environmentalists to talk about pollution problems in th

Federal agents believe they have broken up a nationwide ring of hackers who allegedly forced their w

GLYCERINE Henkel Corp.'s Emery Group, Cincinnati, announced increases of 6 cents a pound for

A proposed bill to revamp U.S. pesticide rules would ban about one-fifth of pesticides used in farmi

After 10 years of legal wrangling, Occidental Chemical Co. has agreed to help pay for the cleanup of

A federal judge refused to accept a guilty plea from Pennwalt Corp. in the settlement of a pollution

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Despite a stronger won and losses caused by labor unrest, shares in manufacturing companies - partic

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The Federal Reserve, frustrated in its repeated attempts to drag down thedollar, has resorte

A top-level industry committee of seven financial executives was named to develop strategies to impl

ANSPACH GROSSMAN PORTUGAL (New York) - Laurence D. Ackerman was named a principal in this identity m

Thurs., June 1, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Debt traders, awaiting the outcome of Mexico's debt-reduction talks with commercial banks, have left

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The European Commission Thursday expressed disappointment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's de

WHAT DOES STEEL HAVE IN COMMON with soybeans and wheat or cattle and turkeys? Apparently qui

Overall prices on farm products edged upward last month, with record demand for broilers, potatoes a

JAPAN'S RICE FARMERS WANT PRICE UNCHANGEDTOKYO - Zenchu, Japan's Central Union of Agricultur

MONTEDISON MAKES BID FOR AUSIMONT UNITWALTHAM, Mass. - Ausimont NV announced that it receive

Bayer U.S.A. and Hercules Inc. Thursday announced structural changes aimed at emphasizing small but

The Panama Canal Commission is proposing a 9.8 percent increase in toll rates through the canal, eff

BACKGROUND: The International Telecommunication Union is a forum for promoting interconnection of th